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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Swiftwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Swiftwater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Swiftwater!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind digs a good body shot into Swiftwater's ribs.
Swiftwater avoids the head kick by Lind.
Lind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swiftwater.
Swiftwater slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lind scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swiftwater pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lind is out of range and Swiftwater settles back down.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind scores with a spinning back kick!
Swiftwater looks gassed!
Lind throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lind cracks Swiftwater with a good jab.
Lind lands the left hand.
Lind throws a front kick that sends Swiftwater stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lind.
Lind tries to clinch up.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch but Swiftwater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swiftwater shoots in but Lind avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind tries to clinch but Swiftwater moves out of range.
Lind fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lind scores with a kick to the body.
Lind lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Glenn Swiftwater has been cut.
Lind fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Swiftwater takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swiftwater doesn't seem bothered though.
Lind scores with a one two! Swiftwater had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lind throws a head kick that Swiftwater semi-blocks.
Swiftwater is rocked!
Lind gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lind lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lind looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lind tries to pass the half guard into mount. Swiftwater knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lind wants to take a breather but Swiftwater is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiftwater looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lind looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lind is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Swiftwater!
Swiftwater is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lind tries to control but Swiftwater wriggling away.
Lind looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lind cracks Swiftwater with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lind controlling from mount.
Lind working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swiftwater is in a horrible position here. Lind smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lind lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Lind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Swiftwater's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swiftwater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lind lands with a shot to the body.
Swiftwater misses with a straight left.
Lind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swiftwater moves away.
Swiftwater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swiftwater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lind connects with a body shot.
Lind throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lind throws a series of punches but Swiftwater moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lind. That's going to slow Swiftwater down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind lands with a cross.
Lind scores with a jab to the body.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lind gets a clinch.
Swiftwater is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swiftwater is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lind.
Curtis Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind lands a with a good body shot.
Lind tries to clinch up but Swiftwater circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lind.
Lind lands with a nice combination. Swiftwater backs away looking to recover.
Lind throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lind duly obliges.
Swiftwater is still on wobbly legs! Can Lind finish him?
Lind thumps Swiftwater with a low kick.
Swiftwater seems to have recovered his senses.
Swiftwater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lind tries to clinch but Swiftwater is having none of it.
Lind explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swiftwater takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Swiftwater misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind scores with a push kick.
Lind scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lind connects with a high kick.
Lind darts in and clinches Swiftwater up against the cage.
Lind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lind prevents Swiftwater from breaking the clinch.
Lind lands an elbow that stopped Swiftwater in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Lind.
Lind lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lind.
Lind successfully pulls guard.
Lind pulls Swiftwater in close to prevent any damage.
Lind controls Swiftwater momentarily but Swiftwater frees himself.
Lind preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lind has momentary wrist control but Swiftwater slips an elbow through the middle.
Lind pulls Swiftwater in close to his closed guard and prevents Swiftwater from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swiftwater is pushing down on Lind's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lind is fighting to maintain full guard but Swiftwater has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lind is pressing down on Swiftwater's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lind is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swiftwater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lind pulls Swiftwater in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swiftwater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Lind dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Swiftwater's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lind moves in looking to clinch but Swiftwater pushes him off.
Lind is looking to wear down Swiftwater with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lind lands a head kick!
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind tries a head kick but it misses.
Swiftwater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swiftwater tries for a takedown but Lind circles away easily
and Lind counters by moving into the clinch.
Lind throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lind lands a damaging elbow.
Lind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swiftwater backwards.
Swiftwater can't get the takedown.
Lind is pushing Swiftwater up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swiftwater can do to turn this around?
Lind blocks a body shot from Swiftwater.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind lands a body punch.
Lind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiftwater tries to pull guard but Lind holds him up against the cage and eventually Swiftwater drops back down to his feet.
Curtis Lind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Swiftwater.
Lind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lind tries to land knees in the clinch but Swiftwater avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lind.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lind.
Still in the clinch, Lind scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lind lands a shot to the body.
Lind is looking to control Swiftwater's arms but Swiftwater gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lind has his back to the cage.
Lind lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Swiftwater or not.
Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lind wants to clinch up but Swiftwater keeps it at a distance.
Lind avoids the body shot from Swiftwater.
Lind wants to clinch.
Lind defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swiftwater.
Lind stuns Swiftwater with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands with a kick to the temple. Swiftwater shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Swiftwater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lind delivers a nice body kick.
Swiftwater takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lind cracks Swiftwater with an open hand slap.
A head kick from Lind lands but Swiftwater takes it in his stride.
Swiftwater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lind bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Glenn Swiftwater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lind has closed the distance and engaged Swiftwater in a clinch.
Swiftwater tries to work over Lind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lind displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swiftwater up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lind.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Lind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lind.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swiftwater avoids it.
Lind breaks from the clinch.
Lind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swiftwater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch but Swiftwater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Lind finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lind looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swiftwater!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lind cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lind pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Curtis Lind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lind content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lind.
Swiftwater throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lind with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lind looking to control but Swiftwater is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lind has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swiftwater's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Lind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lind has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Lind!
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